The Battle Over Alligator Alcatraz, the US Census, and CCP Surveillance | Florida AG James Uthmeier

American Thought Leaders

The Epoch Times

Government, News, Politics

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention facility in the Everglades has generated considerable buzz and controversy since it was first proposed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.

In this episode, we sat down with Uthmeier to discuss Florida’s aggressive efforts to curb illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking, what he sees as the politicization of the U.S. census, and his investigations into surveillance technology.

“In Florida, the most recent investigation we launched was into a company, Lorex. They make in-home or in-business cameras, everything from baby cams to nanny cams, doorbell cameras. … They capture the imagery of everything people are doing at home, and consumers do not know about it,” Uthmeier says.

Is Florida creating a model for how America can confront its greatest vulnerabilities—and is it testing the boundaries of state power?

Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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0:00.0	The people in Alligator Alcatraz committed some of the most heinous of crimes.
0:04.0	You've got lawsuits that have been brought alleging numerous things.
0:08.0	In this episode, I sit down with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeyer.
0:12.0	We take a closer look at the recent Alligator Alcatraz controversy,
0:16.0	the battle around the U.S. Census,
0:18.0	how the CCP may be spying on Americans in Florida's comprehensive
0:22.2	plan to fight crime.
0:23.4	The CCP or an entity that's clearly tied to the CCP is obtaining the data of Americans
0:30.7	that capture the imagery of everything people are doing at home, and consumers do not know
0:36.3	about it.
0:37.0	We also discussed the expansion of the powers of the judicial branch in America.
0:41.7	I'm not completely trying to throw out judicial review here, but the reality is today the
0:45.9	judiciary is far more powerful than our founders ever would have intended.
0:50.9	If our enemies can come in and manipulate our government, manipulate our electoral power,
0:56.2	then we do not have a sovereign country. This is American Thought Leaders, and I'm Yanya Kellick.
1:03.0	Attorney General James Uthmiyer, such a pleasure to have you on American Thought Leaders.
1:07.3	Thanks for having me. It's a pleasure to be here.
1:09.9	So you're going to be speaking very soon at these NatCon events happening in DC this week.
1:15.6	And the topic of the session is border security and American sovereignty.
1:18.6	And I think more broadly, just kind of sovereignty.
1:21.6	This is an issue that you've been working on in a variety of ways as I've been watching your work in Florida. I wanted to start with
1:29.6	looking at you're going after some of these surveillance systems that are being basically installed
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